Ginobili: We have no choice but to play with more physicality from start of Game 6

For Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, the answer to the poor starts that have ruined the Spurs’ chances to win the last three games of Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City is simple:

“Knowing if we don’t we are out,” he said after the Spurs morning shootaround. “So, hopefully, we all understand it is mandatory that minute one we are going to be as aggressive as, for example, minute 26 two days ago when we really jumped on them and started to be more aggressive. Because if we are flat and turn the ball over like we did, in this arena we are not going to win. So we have to be really active and sharp.”

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili will start tonight’s game, and that is fine by Ginobili, who played 38-plus minutes and scored 34 points in Game 5.